Buche de Noel

Hello!!!
just check ma calendar,,says '2days left to Christmast',,,time passed so damn fast!!
Every1 I met on street says Merry Christmas oledi. It aint Christmas yet ppl!!
A 'December' aint fckin' Christmas month,it's just 1 day,,,well,may b 2days for X-mas eve
Anyway,,Merry Christmas guys!!Hope this Christmas bring U joy, hapiness, wealth, health,,,blah3
PS: Dun ask me for present,,I aint Santa,haha

Another week,,another experiment,,
2day I 'try' 2 make Buche de Noel,,which s also called Christmas Log
Said,,long2 ago~~~d French government didnt allow d society 2 use log in Christmas. Then a French chef make patisserie which similar 2 Christmas log. Since that day,,Buche de Noel got its name in d society,,*end of story

U'll need:
melted butter 2 grease
30gr cocoa powder
4 eggs
155gr caster sugar
40gr self-raising flour (SRF)
1tbs plain flour
40gr hazelnut meal
1/4 tsp bicarbonate soda
250gr mascarpone cheese
125ml thicken cream
2tbs frangelico liqueur
1 vanilla bean
Chocolate ganache,,,,dunno d measurement, I use 1 whole 150gr packet, still quite lots left   =)
for garnish: strawberry, mint leaves, icing sugar

Method:
Preheat oven 180'. Grease baking tray w butter then line baking paper.

Whisk egg w sugar till' pale colour in creamy, takes about 5-10mins. Fold in sifted flours N bicarbonate soda. Fold in cocoa powder n hazelnut meal. Pour into prepared baking tray. Bake for around 12mins.
2check: insert skewer into the centre,,if comes out clean,,DONE. If not, put in oven for another couple mins.

While baking, prepare filling: mix mascarpone cheese, cream, liqueur, vanilla bean 'seeds'.

Spread evenly on cake. Roll it. Use d baking paper as the guide(check youtube how 2 do it,,). Chill in fridge for 2hrs 2 let d filling set.

Make ganache: melt chocolate over double boiler.

Cut d log,,Spread ganache over christmas log evenly. Use fork 2 line d log,,so it looks similar like a log





Said in actual recipe use melted 30gr dark cooking chocolate. mix w bicarbonate soda dissolved in 2tbs warm water. Tried it,,It just create lump 2 d mixture which fuck d cake up. When I tried 2 roll, It break coz of d burned chocolate. So I try it again w cocoa powder make up a smoother mixture. If u guys have any advice y this shit happened,,plz tell,,many thx